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March 2019

The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the co-efficient of performance as a heat pump (COP)HP are _______________?

The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the co-efficient of performance as a heat pump (COP)HP are _______________?

A. (COP)R = (COP)HP = 0.6
B. (COP)R = 2.5; (COP)HP = 1.5
C. (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5
D. (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5

The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the co-efficient of performance as a heat pump (COP)HP are _______________? Read More »

Chemical Heat Transfer

Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger ?

Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger ?

A. Tube side pressure drop and the heat transfer rate
B. Convective heat transfer co-efficient
C. Effective tube surface area for convective heat transfer
D. All A. B. and C.

Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger ? Read More »

Chemical Heat Transfer

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________?

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________?

A. 0.5
B. 2
C. 10
D. 100

Value of Nusselt number [Nu = (hD/k)] for the heat transfer by conduction from a droplet or a spherical particle to a surrounding stagnant film is__________________? Read More »

Chemical Heat Transfer